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Leader of Opposition of the Indian state of Karnataka

Leader of the Opposition of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Emblem of Karnataka
Incumbent
R. Ashoka
since 17 November 2023
Karnataka Legislative Assembly
StyleThe Honourable
StatusLeader of Opposition
Member ofKarnataka Legislative Assembly
NominatorMembers of the Official Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
AppointerSpeaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Term lengthDuring the life of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly (5 years)
Inaugural holderS. Shivappa
Formation22 March 1962; 62 years ago (1962-03-22)
DeputyDeputy Leader of the Opposition of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly

The Leader of the Opposition of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly is the politician who leads the official opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The position is currently held by R. Ashoka.

Leaders of opposition

Source:

# Portrait Name Constituency Tenure Assembly Party
1 S. Shivappa Shravanabelagola 22 March 1962 28 January 1967 8 years, 229 days 3rd

(1962 election)

Praja Socialist Party
15 March 1967 22 February 1970 4th

(1967 election)

23 February 1970 22 December 1970
2 H. Siddhaveerappa Harihar 23 December 1970 14 April 1971 112 days Indian National Congress (R)
3 H. D. Deve Gowda Holenarasipur 24 March 1972 17 March 1976 3 years, 359 days 5th

(1972 election)

Indian National Congress (O)
4 H. T. Krishnappa Nagamangala 18 March 1976 25 October 1976 221 days
(3) H. D. Deve Gowda Holenarasipur 18 November 1976 31 December 1977 1 year, 43 days UOP
5 S. R. Bommai Hubli Rural 18 March 1978 17 July 1979 1 year, 121 days 6th

(1978 election)

Janata Party
6 R. Gundu Rao Somvarpet 17 December 1979 22 January 1980 36 days Indian National Congress (I)
7 D. Devaraj Urs Hunsur 23 January 1980 11 June 1981 1 year, 139 days Indian National Congress (U)
8 A. Lakshmisagar Chickpet 10 February 1982 8 January 1983 332 days Janata Party
9 Veerappa Moily Karkala 24 January 1983 2 January 1985 1 year, 344 days 7th

(1983 election)

Indian National Congress (I)
10 Sarekoppa Bangarappa Soraba 18 March 1985 11 June 1986 1 year, 85 days 8th

(1985 election)

11 K. S. Nagarathanamma Gundlupet 29 January 1987 21 April 1989 2 years, 82 days
12 D. B. Chandregowda Tirthahalli 18 December 1989 17 August 1992 2 years, 243 days 9th

(1989 election)

Janata Dal
13 R. V. Deshpande Haliyal 18 August 1992 16 December 1994 2 years, 120 days
14 B. S. Yediyurappa Shikaripur 27 December 1994 18 December 1996 1 year, 357 days 10th

(1994 election)

Bharatiya Janata Party
15 Mallikarjun Kharge Gurmitkal 19 December 1996 7 July 1999 2 years, 200 days Indian National Congress
16 Jagadish Shettar Hubli Rural 26 October 1999 23 February 2004 4 years, 120 days 11th

(1999 election)

Bharatiya Janata Party
(14) B. S. Yediyurappa Shikaripur 9 June 2004 2 February 2006 1 year, 238 days 12th

(2004 election)

17 Dharam Singh Jevargi 8 February 2006 28 November 2007 1 year, 293 days Indian National Congress
(15) Mallikarjun Kharge Chittapur 5 June 2008 28 May 2009 357 days 13th

(2008 election)

18 Siddaramaiah Varuna 8 June 2009 12 May 2013 3 years, 338 days
19 H. D. Kumaraswamy Ramanagara 31 May 2013 22 January 2014 236 days 14th

(2013 election)

Janata Dal (Secular)
(16) Jagadish Shettar Hubli-Dharwad Central 23 January 2014 17 May 2018 4 years, 114 days Bharatiya Janata Party
(14) B. S. Yediyurappa Shikaripura 25 May 2018 26 July 2019 1 year, 62 days 15th

(2018 election)

(18) Siddaramaiah Badami 9 October 2019 20 May 2023 3 years, 223 days Indian National Congress
Interim Basavaraj Bommai Shiggaon 4 July 2023 17 November 2023 136 days 16th
(2023 election) 		Bharatiya Janata Party
20 R. Ashoka Padmanaba Nagar 17 November 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 33 days

Statistics

# Opposition Leader Party Term of office
Longest continuous term Total duration of Opposition Leader
1 Jagadish Shettar BJP 4 years, 120 days 8 years, 234 days
2 S. Shivappa PSP 8 years, 229 days 8 years, 229 days
3 Siddaramaiah INC 3 years, 338 days 7 years, 196 days
4 H. D. Deve Gowda INC(O) / UOP 3 years, 359 days 5 years, 37 days
5 Mallikarjun Kharge INC 2 years, 200 days 3 years, 192 days
6 B. S. Yediyurappa BJP 1 year, 357 days 4 years, 292 days
7 D. B. Chandregowda JD 2 years, 243 days 2 years, 243 days
8 R. V. Deshpande JD 2 year, 120 days 2 year, 120 days
9 K. S. Nagarathanamma INC(I) 2 years, 82 days 2 years, 82 days
10 Veerappa Moily INC(I) 1 year, 344 days 1 year, 344 days
11 Dharam Singh INC 1 year, 293 days 1 year, 293 days
12 D. Devaraj Urs INC(U) 1 year, 139 days 1 year, 139 days
13 S. R. Bommai JP 1 year, 121 days 1 year, 121 days
14 Sarekoppa Bangarappa INC(I) 1 year, 85 days 1 year, 85 days
15 R. Ashoka BJP 1 year, 33 days 1 year, 33 days
16 A. Lakshmisagar JP 332 days 332 days
17 H. D. Kumaraswamy JD(S) 236 days 236 days
18 H. T. Krishnappa INC(O) 221 days 221 days
19 Basavaraj Bommai BJP 136 days 136 days
20 H. Siddhaveerappa INC(R) 112 days 112 days
21 R. Gundu Rao INC(I) 36 days 36 days

References

  1. "Karnataka Opposition Leader: ವಿಪಕ್ಷ ನಾಯಕರಾಗಿ ಆರ್ ಅಶೋಕ್ ಆಯ್ಕೆ; ಯಡಿಯೂರಪ್ಪಗೆ ತಲೆ ಬಾಗಿದ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಹೈಕಮಾಂಡ್". News18 ಕನ್ನಡ. 17 November 2023.
  2. "Leaders of the Opposition of Karnataka Legislative Assembly since 1962". kla.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  3. "Details of Bye Elections from 1952 to 1995".
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